In 2015, schools in the state welcomed 8,278 foreign students, 174 of them Arab. Enrolment is open throughout the year and the school network supports the learning of the Portuguese language.
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The federal institution will carry out a selection process to admit refugees to its undergraduate courses. Candidates are required to write compositions in Portuguese. Enrolment ends on Thursday (28).
Tania Saleh has just put out the tune ‘Algumas Imagens.’ The artist wants to build a following in Brazil and is considering making an entire album in Portuguese.
Murilo Meihy, professor of Contemporary History at Rio de Janeiro Federal University, launches work in which he portrays the culture of Lebanese immigrants through stories of his family.
Sesc’s Itaquera unit, in São Paulo, is hosting dance and literature presentations in February and March. The goal is to spread the traditions, customs and influences that make up Brazilian culture.
An exhibition in Amman features 40 photos by 15 Brazilian artists depicting situations of women’s lives in Brazil. The show runs until February 09 and relies on support from the Brazilian embassy in the Arab country.
The exhibition ‘Palestinian Roots: History through Art’ will run from January 21 to March 08 in the city of Porto Alegre. Typical clothing and ancient items from the Arab country will be on display.
The São Paulo Sacred Art Museum is offering the course ‘Art and Islamic Civilization: the Arab Empire’, from February 16th to April 5th. Classes show the influence of different cities and time periods in Islam’s art.
The Brazil-Lebanon Cultural Center entered a partnership deal with the Zouk Mikael city hall and launched a Portuguese course in the city. Its Beirut headquarters are now offering drawing and capoeira classes.
The production from Brazil was nominated for the ‘Best Animation Feature’ category and Jordan’s is competing for ‘Best Foreign Language Film.’
The Qatar Foundation International’s #ISpeakArabic competition will review videos of people discussing their Arabic studies and why they do it. The winner will get USD 500.
Nagib Nassar, a professor at UnB, established a foundation for scientific development and launched a contest to offer a BRL 10,000 grant to Brazilians doing research on cassava.
Son of immigrants, Romeu Abílio, a retired judge, launched the book ‘Lembranças minurcas’ with memories from his family and the Syrian-Lebanese community that settled in the Minas Gerais city of Guaxupé.
Foreigners can apply from January 10th to March 10th. Classes start in August. The candidates need to have previous basic knowledge of the language. The program offers full scholarships.
